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The Daily Worker will support the Livelihood Counselling Officers in carrying the counselling component’s activities through providing administrative support and supporting with day-to-day tasks, mainly outreach, session scheduling, and logistics of counselling sessions. S/he will also support the team in coordinating with the MEL Officers on data collection and maintenance of the database.
Responsibilities:
Project Implementation
• Support the Livelihood Counselling Officers in the day-to-day tasks and tasks related to sessions’ preparation
• Support the data collection and maintenance of databases
• Follow-up regularly with participants regarding the counselling sessions
• Support in updating all the data and information on the relevant databases
• Support in mapping of services for referral system and referring applicants to other NGOs or/and service providers
• Provide day-to-day support to the Livelihood Counselling Officers including administrative, financial, and logistical support
• Assist in filing and record keeping of project activities
Other
• Ensure all activities are gender sensitive and follow Mercy Corps’ Gender Equity Policy;
• Apply Do No Harm standards to ensure activities do not have detrimental effects on vulnerable communities
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission in Lebanon
• Participate in internal office coordination, planning meetings, and workshops
• Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibility N/A
Accountability Reports Directly To: Livelihood Counselling Officer Works Directly With: LINKED Program team, MC Support Departments (MEL, HR, Finance, Operations), other employment programming within Mercy Corps Lebanon
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
● BA/S or equivalent in social science, education, sociology, psychology, or other relevant field;
● At least one year of experience and proven high level of competence in working in projects involving training and capacity building components; ● Strong organizational skills, and ability to work independently and take initiative under pressure in a rapidly changing, multi-cultural context, whilst adhering to strict deadline;
● Excellent communication skills;
● Excellent written and verbal English and Arabic skills;
● Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel;
● A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities;
● Demonstrated ability in team work;
● Ability and willingness to travel to the field as needed to support trainings and filed based activities;
● General understanding of basic livelihood concepts.
Success Factors
A successful candidate will have a passion for supporting and facilitating access to vocational training and education. S/he will have proven ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and be accountable for results. Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with curiosity about and sensitivity to new cultures, a desire and ability to learn and grow, both personally and professionally, and a great sense of humor. Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and
respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact. We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
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